What is "thebaid"

Thebaid \The"ba*id\, n. [L. Thebais, -idis.] A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in B[oe]otia.

1727, "district around Thebes (in Egypt)," formerly haunted by hermits and ascetics. Also, "pertaining to (Boeotian) Thebes" in Greece, especially in reference to the poem by Statius.

The Thebaid or Thebais (, Thēbaïs) was a region of ancient Egypt, which comprised the thirteen southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan.

The Thebaid (; Latin: Thēbaïs) is a Latin epic in 12 books written in dactylic hexameter by Publius Papinius Statius (AD c. 45 – c. 96). The poem deals with the Theban cycle and treats the assault of the seven champions of Argos against the city of Thebes.

The Thebaid or Thebais (, Thēbais) is an Ancient Greek epic poem of uncertain authorship (see Cyclic poets) sometimes attributed by early writers to Homer. It told the story of the war between the brothers Eteocles and Polynices, and was regarded as forming part of a Theban Cycle. Only fragments of the text survive.

Thebaid may refer to:

• The Thebaid (Latin poem) or Thebais, an epic poem by Statius, chronicling the story of the war between the brothers Eteocles and Polynices
• The Thebaid (Greek poem) or Thebais, an epic poem, part of the Theban Cycle, sometimes attributed to Homer, also chronicling the story of the war between Eteocles and Polynices
• The Thebaid or Thebais, an epic poem by Antimachus
• La Thébaïde, a tragedy by French writer Jean Racine
• The Thebaid or Thebais, a region of ancient Egypt containing the thirteen southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt